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“Dyspraxia” is a disorder, where a person’s motor skill (locomotive MOVEMENTS) gets hampered. It can AFFECT daily ACTIVITIES of a person like holding pencils to BRUSHING teeth.

Dyspraxia is classified into FOUR categories:

• Ideomotor Dyspraxia
• Ideational Dyspraxia
• Oromotor Dyspraxia
• Constructional Dyspraxia

“Dyspraxia” is a disorder, where a person’s motor skill (locomotive movements) gets hampered. It can affect daily activities of a person like holding pencils to brushing teeth.

Dyspraxia is classified into four categories:

Dynamic splint is made of plastic material to support and immobilize BONE or to support stretched muscles.

It can be USED in various WAYS like:

• To correct or prevent deformity with tightening joints or muscles
• Stop weakened muscles from over strengthening
• Strengthening weak muscles
• To gain better range of motion before surgery
• Provide an even muscle balance when there is an IMBALANCE

Dynamic splint is made of plastic material to support and immobilize bone or to support stretched muscles.

It can be used in various ways like:

Sensory defensiveness is used to DEFINE CHILD’s BEHAVIOR in response to sensory input, REFLECTING severe over-reaction to a particular sensory input.

Sensory defensiveness is used to define child’s behavior in response to sensory input, reflecting severe over-reaction to a particular sensory input.

Documentation DONE by occupational therapist includes

1. Screening: It includes details like client INFORMATION, REFERRAL information, medical history, ETC.
2. Evaluation: It includes evaluation and re-evaluation REPORT
3. Intervention: It includes intervention plan, contact report note, transition plan and progress report
4. Outcomes: It includes discharge or discontinuation report

Documentation done by occupational therapist includes

AUXILIARY aids are devices used for the client who has communicating disabilities, and aids used are assistive LISTENING devices, taped texts, CLOSED caption DECODERS on TELEVISIONS and qualified interpreters.

Auxiliary aids are devices used for the client who has communicating disabilities, and aids used are assistive listening devices, taped texts, closed caption decoders on televisions and qualified interpreters.

The systems that SUPPLEMENT or replace communication by GESTURE or voice among PEOPLE is REFERRED as augmentative or alternative communications.

The systems that supplement or replace communication by gesture or voice among people is referred as augmentative or alternative communications.

Adaptive Occupation is a use of technical aids and TECHNOLOGY, in COMBINATION with consultation and EDUCATION to teach CLIENT’s different ways for PERFORMING their task.

Adaptive Occupation is a use of technical aids and technology, in combination with consultation and education to teach client’s different ways for performing their task.

ACCESSIBILITY audit is a REVIEW of the access and inclusion practices of the place of public accommodation from a PHYSICAL and policy perspective.

Accessibility audit is a review of the access and inclusion practices of the place of public accommodation from a physical and policy perspective.

When nursing home are dealing with people suffering from strokes, diabetes, HIGH blood pressure then they need OT. They will meet patient three to six TIMES per WEEK after an injury, assessing his needs, prescribing appropriate equipment’s and TRAINING them how to use it.

When nursing home are dealing with people suffering from strokes, diabetes, high blood pressure then they need OT. They will meet patient three to six times per week after an injury, assessing his needs, prescribing appropriate equipment’s and training them how to use it.

• The preventive OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY intervention with stroke survivors are
• Abnormal changes in postural alignment
• Pain related with IMMOBILITY or abnormal joint alignment
• Injury due to FALLS
• DEPRESSION following stroke
• Aspiration during eating, feeding and swallowing

• Dealing with unsatisfied patient
• Difficulty in communicating with mentally CHALLENGED patient
• Daily maintaining living facilities for patient
• DEVELOPING living and WORK skills
• Adapting to a new environment and people if TRAVELLING abroad
• Language BARRIER with locals and patient

It MAY require:

• Assistive device for AMBULATION like walker
• Dressing aids
• BATHROOM equipment’s
• Mobility and transfer device
• ELECTRICAL stimulation SYSTEM
• AFO
• Wheelchairs
• Cane and Crutches

It may require:

• Learn how to self-regulate
• Learn how to DELAY gratification
• EXPRESS feeling in more APPROPRIATE ways
• Engage play with PEERS
• Learn how to concentrate on work
• Learn to develop social INTERACTION with adult and peer
• Learn body awareness

• Attention span and stamina
• Adapting towards new ACTIVITIES
• Play skills
• Need for PERSONAL SPACE
• Reactions to TOUCH or other types of stimuli
• Basic motor skill LIKE balance, posture and manipulation of small objects
• Aggression and other types of behaviors
• Interaction between child and carers

The role of the OCCUPATIONAL therapist in injury management is:

• Using specialized assessments to determine the FUNCTIONAL requirements of various task, and clients capacity to return to work
• Giving knowledge to clients for safe work practices
• Modifying the work ENVIRONMENT keeping employees health and safety in concern, and thus minimizing the injuries
• Coordinating and designing GRADED return to work programs

The role of the occupational therapist in injury management is:

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST can be helpful in numerous ways:

• Help them to study new ways of doing things following illness or injury
• Make them adapt appliances that can help them to perform their daily task easily like WHEELCHAIRS or toilet seats or provide special bath
• Make changes in their living ENVIRONMENT to undertake their usual occupation
• Try to minimize the pain or DISCOMFORT due to illness or physical inability
• Boost their confidence level in social situations

Occupational therapist can be helpful in numerous ways:

An occupational therapist can work in:

• Community centers
• Educational establishments
• GP PRACTICES
• Hospitals
• HOUSING associations
• Clients homes
• Prisons
• Residential and NURSING homes
• Social services and council departments
• SCHOOLS

An occupational therapist can work in:

Occupational THERAPIST can work with:

• Mental HEALTH services
• PHYSICAL rehabilitation
• LEARNING disability
• Primary CARE
• Research posts
• Environmental adaptation
• Care Management

Occupational therapist can work with: